This collection of recipes is largely me playing about and refining potential methods of painting zombie skin. Most are as simple as contrast paints over different colour basecoats, followed by highlights. I have painted Warlord Games' "Project Z" miniatures in this guide, but they could easily be applied to Poxwalkers, Deadwalker Zombies or any other undead unit.

Dark Desiccated Skin

This method of painting skin comes from JuanHidalgo Miniatures "Deadwalker Zombies" video on Youtube.

1. Basecoat with Grey Seer .
2. Now wash the skin with 1:1 Basilicanum Grey and Guilliman Flesh .
3. Glaze with Magos Purple thinned with Lahmian Medium . This is best applied to wounds, hands and areas that need a little more visual interest.
4. Repeat the above step, but with Militarum Green instead. Use it sparingly and choose where you place it wisely.
5. Highlight the skin with Rakarth Flesh , make these fairly general, and dont worry about highlighting anything.
6. With Pallid Wych Flesh apply smaller, more selective highlights.

Light Desiccated Skin

1. Basecoat with Rakarth Flesh .
2. Wash with 1 part Guilliman Flesh , 1 part Basilicanum Grey and thin with 2 parts Contrast Medium .
3. Highlight the skin with Rakarth Flesh , make these fairly general, and dont worry about highlighting anything.
4. Apply finer highlights, with a 1:1 mix of Rakarth Flesh and Pallid Wych Flesh .
5. With Pallid Wych Flesh apply very small, selective highlights.

Fleshy Desiccated Skin

1. Basecoat with 1:1 Rakarth Flesh and Pallid Wych Flesh .
2. Wash with 2 parts Guilliman Flesh , 1 part Basilicanum Grey and thin with 2 parts Contrast Medium .
3. Glaze with Magos Purple thinned with Lahmian Medium . This is best applied to wounds, hands and areas that need a little more visual interest. You could also use Druchii Violet .
4. Highlight the skin with a mix of Rakarth Flesh and Pallid Wych Flesh , make these fairly general, and dont worry about highlighting anything.
5. Increase the amount of Pallid Wych Flesh in the above mix, applying smaller highlights.
6. With Pallid Wych Flesh apply very small, selective highlights.

Yellow Skin

1. Basecoat with 1:1 Rakarth Flesh and Corax White .
2. Wash with 1:1 Guilliman Flesh and Plaguebearer Flesh .
3. Glaze with Magos Purple thinned with Lahmian Medium . This is best applied to wounds, hands and areas that need a little more visual interest.
4. Highlight the skin with Flayed One Flesh , make these fairly general, and dont worry about highlighting anything.
5. With Pallid Wych Flesh apply very small, selective highlights.

Basic Green Skin

1. Basecoat with 1:1 Rakarth Flesh and Corax White .
2. Wash with Plaguebearer Flesh .
3. Glaze in shading with Reikland Fleshshade . Use where the plaguebearer flesh as a guide and enhance the warmth where needed.
4. Do the same as above, but more selectively with Magos Purple or even Druchii Violet .
5. Highlight the skin with Krieg Khaki , make these fairly general, and dont worry about highlighting anything.
6. With a 1:1 mix of Krieg Khaki and Pallid Wych Flesh , apply more selective mighlights.
7. Apply very small highlights with Pallid Wych Flesh .